(Chicago) Markets traded two-sided to start this holiday week, with Wednesday expected to be much lighter than Mon and Tuesday and Black Friday, following Thanksgiving lighter still.…

January soybeans pushed to new annual highs early Tuesday, Nov 18th, briefly trading $11.69½ as New York got to their desks around 8:00 AM and positioned ahead of USDA’s 8:00 AM flash sales report. USDA confirmed 792,000 MT sold to China, about 7 to 8 cargoes. That’s a solid headline, but below Monday’s trade chatter, and beans gave up ground fast after the open. Futures posted their daily low…

Grain markets retreated across the board today as traders reassessed the strength and sustainability of this week’s soybean rally. Despite back-to-back days of sizable Chinese purchases, soybeans closed sharply lower, signaling that the bullish enthusiasm which pushed futures to 17-month highs may be losing steam. Corn and wheat followed, each giving back nearly 2%, while broader sentiment leaned…

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January soybean futures briefly rallied 35 1/4 cents before settling 3 cents off the high Monday, Nov 17. The early surge erased Friday’s washout as the market reacted to a new round of politically driven headlines and fresh rumors of Chinese buying. Traders entered the week preoccupied with the wide gap between the administration’s highly publicized purchase expectations and the very limited…

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Markets continue to hold within a higher range, particularly in soybeans, but have struggled to extend gains meaningfully since the first day of the month, as traders wait for the promised Chinese export business to materialize.…

Yesterday, November 3rd, Soybeans traded to new annual highs for Nov and Jan old crop beans, and made new 16 month highs in SX26. FBN made cash sale recommendations to advance both crops 10% yesterday. Did you catch them?…

As harvest winds on, and with corn harvest estimated approaching 50% by some private forecasters amid a lack of USDA data, corn quietly slipped lower making new lows for the month below 410 before closing higher on the day just above the 412-5/8 technical level from the year's high and low.…

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Today's price action was relatively muted compared to past June Acreage reports. The USDA’s Acreage or Stocks numbers did not deliver enough of a surprise to shift the dynamics of this market.…

Pre-report estimates suggested crop ratings would land unchanged from last week, but corn and both Spring and Winter wheat conditions fell 2% and 3% from last week respectively. Winter wheat harvest at 19% behind last years 38% and the 5-yr avg of 28% harvested

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Initial corn conditions of 68% fell short of 73% estimate. WW conditions slip 2% and down 3% vs estimates. Planting progress continues record pace in beans, 76% vs 78% estimate, corn 87% vs 88% est., and Spring wheat 87% up 7% YoY, but down from 90% estimate